1/86 Regiment of Foot
1 Battalion 86 (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot
Unit Histories
| 15-Jun-1758 |
15-Jun-1758 |
Converted from |
2/61 Regiment of Foot |
| 15-Jun-1763 ? |
15-Jun-1763 ? |
Disbanded |
sometime in 1763 after service in Senegal |
| 30-Sep-1779 |
30-Sep-1779 |
Reformed |
as 1 Battalion 86 Regiment of Foot (Rutland Regiment) by Anthony St. Leger |
| 15-Jun-1784 ? |
15-Jun-1784 ? |
Disbanded |
sometime in 1784 after service abroad |
| 30-Oct-1793 |
30-Oct-1793 |
Reformed |
at Shrewsbury from men of Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cheshire as Cornelius Cuyler's Shropshire Volunteers |
| 15-Jun-1794 ? |
15-Jun-1794 ? |
Reorganised |
on a permanent footing sometime in 1794 as 1 Battalion 86 (The Shropshire Volunteers) Regiment of Foot |
| 25-Oct-1795 |
25-Oct-1795 |
Absorbed |
1/118 Regiment of Foot |
| 15-Jun-1806 ? |
15-Jun-1806 ? |
Renamed |
1 Battalion 86 (The Leinster) Regiment of Foot |
| 15-May-1812 ? |
15-May-1812 ? |
Renamed |
1 Battalion 86 (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot |
| 01-Jul-1881 |
01-Jul-1881 |
Converted to |
2 The Royal Irish Rifles |
| Number of Records Returned: 10 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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